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YQY to SHA: distance & flight time
Sydney (Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
7,091 mi
11,412 km · 6,162 nm
14h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+11h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,091 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 22m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQY — Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport · Sydney, Canada
- SHA — Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · Shanghai, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YQY
- YPS · Port Hawkesbury Airport72 mi away
- YGR · Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport120 mi away
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport147 mi away
Near SHA
- PVG · Shanghai Pudong International Airport28 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport55 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport57 mi away
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQY from SHA?
The flight distance from Sydney (YQY) to Shanghai (SHA) is 7,091 miles (11,412 km, 6,162 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQY to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 22m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Sydney and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 11 hours ahead of Sydney.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQY to SHA?
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